Background
Wachman, Harold Yehuda was born on December 2, 1927 in Tel Aviv. Son of Samuel and Jean (Kuselewitz) Wachman. came to the United States, 1940, naturalized, 1959.
Space environmental sciences educator
Wachman, Harold Yehuda was born on December 2, 1927 in Tel Aviv. Son of Samuel and Jean (Kuselewitz) Wachman. came to the United States, 1940, naturalized, 1959.
Bachelor of Science, City College of New York, 1949; Master of Arts, U. Missouri, 1952; Doctor of Philosophy, U. Missouri, 1957.
Research scientist space science laboratory, General Electric Company, King of Prussia, Pennsylvania, 1956-1963; consultant, General Electric Company, King of Prussia, Pennsylvania, 1963-1970; consultant environmental systems division, General Electric Company, King of Prussia, Pennsylvania, 1978; visiting associate professor, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, 1962-1963; associate professor, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, 1963-1969; professor, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, since 1969. Visiting senior research fellow Jesus College, Oxford (England) University, 1971-1972. Co-chairman VI International Symposium on Rarefied Gas Dynamics, 1968, co-editorproc., 1969.
Served with Chemical Corps United States Army, 1952-1954. Member Sigma Xi.
Married Barbara Uvlin, June 20, 1954. Children— Alan, Joel, Joshua.